initscripts and how many patches to carry

[Carey O'Shea]

Sami Dalouche wrote:

>BTW, is there any plan on having ifup of network interfaces NOT blocking
>startup, but just do as, let's say windows, let do the dhcp in the background ?
>
>Regards,
>Sami Dalouche
>
I've wondered about this, also about ntpd. It seems silly to me for the 
entire bootup process to halt because there is a lack of network or 
internet connectivity. I fixed this myself by editing initscripts and 
making them launch in the background (&).

PS: I hope my words are not 'noise' for ubuntu-devel.